This week in review

This week has been a blur. Here are the highlights:

Monday: Stinkerbelle got her first official haircut. It was really just a little trim and now she has some very cute bangs. She looks like a little doll. The hair sylist took her picture with a Polaroid camera and I have just learned that my scanner isn't working properly. :( I have to substitute a picture that I took.

Lovie was very opposed to getting the haircut, but he admitted last night that it is growing on him.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Tuesday: Lovie made my most favorite of meals. We invited the neighbors over and had a nice evening and a great meal.

Green Salad

Fresh Bread with Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar for dipping

Steamed Asparagus

Grilled Ahi Tuna steaks

Orzo pasta

Chunky Tomato sauce stuff that is AWESOME!

Dessert (for those of us feeling especially indulgent) was Gram Brownies and vanilla ice cream.

After dinner we asked each other trivia questions from Brock's "6th grade trivia game." It was our own mini-version of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"

Wednesday: Brockstar's last basketball practice, well, sort of. It's his last "regular season" practice. Nothing too exciting today.

Thursday: Brockstar was working on his school project with little time for distractions. Well, except for when we started messing with his hair. He's growing it out long and we decided to see how "poofy" it was... I think he could get a good "Flock of Seagulls" thing going if he really tried.

Stinkerbelle came home with a fever this afternoon, but I am pretty convinced that it is related to her teething. She's not acting sick in any way and I can see another tooth about to poke through on her top gums. That would be tooth number 4!! She likes her teeth but doesn't like it when she bites her tongue or her finger.

I guess that's it for this week. This weekend we are doing the Cowtown Marathon (well, the 5K race) as a family.

Laser Vision

Today Lovie got Lasik surgery. He went in at 9:00 this morning and got home about 11:00am. Hey Dad was the driver/companion/chauffeur. It seemed to go very well, no issues. Lovie is now zonked out asleep, which is the best way for him to recover.

Stinkerbelle gets her beautiful blue eyes from her Daddy so I am very excited that they won't be hidden behind lenses anymore. I have a great picture of the two of them but can't find it. This one will have to do. He's a little scruffy here, and she looks like she has spitup on her chin. Actually, this is the REAL Lovie and Stinkerbelle, in their natural state. :-)

I seem to have recovered from the funk I was in for a little while. I don't really know exactly what it was. Maybe a little post-partum depression (delayed response?) or maybe just the winter blues? Regardless, I am feeling much better and I am glad to see the real me returning. I think another thing that helps is that we bought an elliptical trainer for our fast-expanding home gym. I have only made it 20 minutes so far, on the easiest program, but it feels good to sweat and get my heart rate up.

I read a blog today about braces and the whole orthodontia fun. It made me start thinking about the 12 yr old Brockstar and the dentist's recommendation that he go for a consultation. Oh that boy, does he know what he's in for? I don't think so! Neither does our wallet, I'm sure.

I think that's it for today. Happy Friday to everyone!

Lovefest

Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Love Thursday

This is one of my all-time favorite pictures of Lovie and Stinkerbelle. Her blue eyes just JUMP off the page.

A plague upon thee...

I suppose it was bound to happen. Everyone one we know has been hit by it already this year. The "bug" that is going around has hit our house. Lovie and Stinkerbelle are down with it. Stinkerbelle was running a fever of about 102.6 this morning. Tylenol seems to bring it down and she is still eating and sleeping well. So that means no trip to the doctor yet.

She is crankier than usual, but that is not saying much. This is the kid that is so very rarely cranky. Times like these makes me realize just how spoiled we are to have such a good-natured stinker.

Lovie went to the doctor this morning and got a shot and 3 prescrption meds. He's feeling better but "disconnected."

So far, the Big Brother and I have managed to escape the bug's grasp. Hopefully that trend will continue.

C'mon...Hang out with us. We're so exciting

What's the name of the guy that falls asleep and wakes up and years have passed?? Whoever he is, I can relate. I feel like time has zoomed by and I napped and missed it.

Christmas and New Year's have already passed and it is 11 days in to January. Um...did someone hit the "fast forward" button?






Here's the highlights of the holidays:

Christmas was quiet and intimate. Mom and Dad come over on Christmas Eve and spent the night. We got to bed at a decent time and got up

We made a crockpot omelet that cooked overnight. There was enough food for an army so we shared it with the neighbors across the street.



Stinkerbelle was awake and happy and like opening presents. She didn't really understand it all but she LOVED being surrounded by toys!
She loves toys that sing and light up when she touches/shakes/eats them.

Parker dog got some new chew toys for Christmas. He had them destroyed in about 2.4 seconds. Sigh. Stinkerbelle thought his toys were pretty cool too. In fact, it is a constant battle to keep the dog's toys out of her hands (and mouth!!)



Stinkerbelle has learned to crawl. And now she is learning the very important phrase, "no no!" Although, so far she seems to think it is all a big game. When she hears the phrase, she stops and looks at us with a big smile and then continues whatever she was doing. What a little devil. Where does she get that?? (Don't answer that Mom.)



After Christmas, we went for a road trip down to San Antonio to see my friend, Rebecca and her husband Darryl and we saw Lovie's grandmother and uncle and family. It was a nice little trip. On the way down, we stopped at my grandparent's house for lunch and some stretching/wiggle time for Stinkerbelle. Overall, she was very well behaved on this trip. This picture is Stinkerbelle and her Great-Grandmother Rena.


Gram and Hey Dad (my parents) watched Parker dog while we were gone. Gram taught him to stay off the furniture. He's a smart dog...for other people!!

New Year's was fun. We made it to about 12:30 before we collapsed. We hung out at the neighbor's house, toasted the new year and went to sleep. Wow. Don't you wish you could hang with us?

Snowball Fight...a virtual one

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Photo of the Quilt

I know y'all were just DYING to see a photo of the soon-to-be-famous quilt. For some reason, I couldn't add this photo after I had published the post. Technical difficulties.
The orange fabric is soft and furry....and was the most difficult to sew!!